In order to survive the horrors of Project Zomboid, you'll need to make sure you have a well-fortified base, and that includes knowing how to barricade doors and windows. Zombies will attempt to break into your base at night to jump on you while you sleep, leaving you little time to react or defend yourself.
In this Project Zomboid guide, we'll walk you through how to barricade your doors and windows to prevent zombies from entering your base.
How to barricade your base in Project Zomboid
How to create a barricade
There are three types of barricades in Project Zomboid:
Sheet metal and metal have the same strength, with 5 HP each, but they require different materials. Wooden barricades have 000 HP per wooden board. The materials needed to craft each of these three barricades are:
- Wooden barricade: Hammer, two nails, up to four planks.
- Sheet metal barricade: Propane torch, welding helmet, sheet metal.
- Metal barricade: Propane torch, welding helmet, three metal bars.
To set up a barricade, right-click on a door or window and select "Barricade" from the menu that appears, after which you can select the type of barricade you want to create.
How to Get Barricade Materials
The materials needed to create door and wall barricades can all be found in various locations throughout the vast world of Project Zomboid. All of the areas where these specific items can be found are listed below:
- Hammer: Hardware stores, in the army base, in crates and on metal shelves.
- Nails: hardware stores, tool sheds, garages and logging factories. They can also be obtained by dismantling wooden furniture.
- Boards: crates from warehouse and storage, or from dismantling doors. You can also saw logs to create them.
- Propane Torch: Hardware stores, logging plants, sheds or garages, crates and storage units. They can also occasionally be found in the trunk of a steel welder, in a vehicle that once belonged to a construction worker.
- Welding Mask: Can be found in the same places as the Propane Torch, in addition to being worn by Zombie Mechanics.
- Sheet Metal: Hardware stores, logging plants, sheds or garages, on metal shelves or counters, or in crates or bins. It can also appear in the chest of metalworkers or construction workers.
- Metal bar: Like sheet metal, it can be found in the vehicles of metalworkers or construction workers. It can also be found in hardware stores, logging plants, sheds or garages, crates and storage units.
As you can see, the hardware store is probably a good place to start. Luckily, hammers, welding masks, and propane torches aren't consumed when in use, so you don't have to worry about constantly searching for more of those to pick up. Nails, planks, and metal, on the other hand, you'll need to find more for each barricade you set up.
That's all you need to know about how to barricade doors and windows in Project Zomboid. If you want to learn more about this survival game, consider checking out our other guides in our guides hub.
